A MODERN Post Office offering extended opening hours and a Sunday service is opening in Pennington at 1pm on Thursday, July 28.

The new-style branch named Land Side will be in the One Stop Convenience Store on Chestnut Drive and will be open 112 hours per week.

Daniel Rooney, Post Office field change advisor, said: “This new branch is part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the Post Office.

"We are making it easier for customers to get their cash, send and collect their mail and do their banking because we know how important these services are to residents."

The branch will be open seven days a week, from 6am to 10pm, and will offer a wide range of services from a low-screened, open-plan Post Office counter that is integrated into the retail counter, enabling customers to carry out Post Office transactions alongside retail purchases.

They will be able to pre-order travel money and get travel insurance referrals and the Post Office and mail services on offer will include international parcels, special delivery, local collect, cash withdrawals from a Post Office card account, sending funds abroad using Moneygram and paying bills.

Daniel added: “We recognised the gap in our existing Post Office branch network and are delighted to be opening a new branch to meet the needs of the community around Pennington.”